Øyeren Explained

Øyeren
Image Bathymetry:Oyeren.png
Caption Bathymetry:Map of Øyeren and surrounds
Location:Akershus and Østfold counties, Norway
Coords:59.8572°N 11.1633°W
Type:natural lake
Inflow:Glomma
Pushpin Map:Akershus
Outflow:Glomma
Catchment:40441.63km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:84.74km2
Depth:14m (46feet)
Max-Depth:76m (249feet)
Volume:1.19km3
Shore:165.47km (102.82miles)
Elevation:101m (331feet)
Reference:NVE

Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma River watershed, southeast of the city of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Lillestrøm, and Rælingen in Akershus county and Indre Østfold municipality in Østfold county.

Lake Øyeren is the ninth largest lake by area in Norway with a surface area of 84.7sp=usNaNsp=us. It is 101sp=usNaNsp=us above sea level and 76sp=usNaNsp=us deep.

The name

The name of the lake (Norse Øyir) is derived from øy f 'island; flat and fertile land along a waterside'.

Nordre Øyeren nature preserve

An area that includes parts of the northern ("nordre") end of the lake is an established nature preserve, listed as a Ramsar site.

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